New Westminster—Burnaby
 British Columbia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1987 |
| District abolished | 1996 |
| First contested | 1988 |
| Last contested | 1993 |
New Westminster—Burnaby was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. A federal electoral district by the same name was recreated via the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order.
History and Boundaries
The 1988–1997 edition of this riding was created in 1987 from parts of Burnaby and New Westminster—Coquitlam ridings. The riding consisted of the City of Westminster and the southern part of the District Municipality of Burnaby. It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby.
A similar riding, again using the name of New Westminster—Burnaby, was created by the 2012 electoral boundaries commission for British Columbia.[1] It will be created from Burnaby—New Westminster and New Westminster—Coquitlam. Its boundaries were legally defined in the 2013 representation order, which will come into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[2]
Members of Parliament
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Burnaby and New Westminster—Coquitlam | ||||
| 34th | 1988 − 1993 | Dawn Black | New Democratic | |
| 35th | 1993 − 1997 | Paul Forseth | Reform | |
| Riding dissolved into New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby | ||||
| Riding to be re-created from Burnaby—New Westminster and New Westminster—Coquitlam |
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Election results
New Westminster—Burnaby, 2015–
Selected candidates for the 2015 election include Burnaby—New Westminster incumbent Peter Julian (New Democrat) and Chris Tylor (Libertarian).
| 2011 federal election redistributed results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| New Democratic | 21,200 | 51.78 | |
| Conservative | 14,230 | 34.75 | |
| Liberal | 3,563 | 8.70 | |
| Green | 1,772 | 4.33 | |
| Others | 179 | 0.44 | |
New Westminster—Burnaby, 1988–1997
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Reform | Paul E. Forseth | 16,254 | 29.33 | +26.32 | ||||
| Liberal | Leanore Copeland | 15,430 | 27.84 | +8.57 | ||||
| New Democratic | Dawn Black | 14,442 | 26.06 | -17.56 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Neil MacKay | 6,419 | 11.58 | -19.92 | ||||
| National | P. Jeffery Jewell | 1,775 | 3.20 | – | ||||
| Natural Law | Carolyn Grayson | 374 | 0.67 | – | ||||
| Green | Todd E. Romaine | 313 | 0.56 | -0.02 | ||||
| Libertarian | Robert Fong | 267 | 0.48 | -0.07 | ||||
| Independent | Jess P. Lee | 73 | 0.13 | – | ||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Geoff Dakin | 70 | 0.13 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 55,417 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Reform gain from New Democratic | Swing | +8.88 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| New Democratic | Dawn Black | 24,933 | 43.62 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Marie Taylor | 18,007 | 31.50 | |||||
| Liberal | Carlos Brito | 11,013 | 19.27 | |||||
| Reform | Bill Anderson | 1,722 | 3.01 | |||||
| Social Credit | Randall Rush | 718 | 1.26 | |||||
| Green | Richard Bidwell | 332 | 0.58 | |||||
| Libertarian | Paul Geddes | 316 | 0.55 | |||||
| Communist | Elsie Dean | 116 | 0.20 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 57,157 | 100.0 | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of Burnaby and New Westminster—Coquitlam, both of which elected a New Democrat in the last election. | ||||||||
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament
- Website of the Parliament of Canada